I Rooted my phone and now it won't update, it usually said connecting to server checking for updates you have the latest updates etc or I could download them. I install OTA Root protector but I have uninstalled that and still no joy Model number:GT-i9300 Android version 4.1.2 any help would be greatly appreciated, I am completly new to smart phones and clockwork recovery mode was not installed when I rooted could that be the problem? Now when I go to about device>software update>update it doesn't say connecting to server it just says checking for updates and the little wheel can spin all day without anything happening.
Thank you in advance
This is a consequence of rooting.. when you root the stock Rom, an indicator (visible under settings>phone info>status) shows you're running a modified system and this doesn't allow you to update. However, if you undo and you unroot your phone, you'll be able to receive ota updates, or you can temporarily reset this indicator using triangle away
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hollyoaks777 said:
I Rooted my phone and now it won't update, it usually said connecting to server checking for updates you have the latest updates etc or I could download them. I install OTA Root protector but I have uninstalled that and still no joy Model number:GT-i9300 Android version 4.1.2 any help would be greatly appreciated, I am completly new to smart phones and clockwork recovery mode was not installed when I rooted could that be the problem? Now when I go to about device>software update>update it doesn't say connecting to server it just says checking for updates and the little wheel can spin all day without anything happening.
Thank you in advance
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As said root = no OTAbut Kies will update and remove root .
All this is in the basic faqs and guides that you should have read first .
Please read rules questions are in Q&A
General > sticky roll-up thread
Read "understanding the basics before rooting"
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As the other members said, you should read FAQ before asking & this is wrong section.
almousawi said:
As the other members said, you should read FAQ before asking & this is wrong section.
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Not a very helpful site at all would be as well just to Google everything which brings about the question why have a forum on it if members can't tell you what to do that is the whole point of any Forum. And the capicha everytime you have to reply is just totally uncalled for.
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Not a very helpful site at all would be as well just to Google everything which brings about the question why have a forum on it if members can't tell you what to do that is the whole point of any Forum. And the capicha everytime you have to reply is just totally uncalled for.
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Well its very very simple its you asking the question once and failing to bother reading the faqs and guides its thousand with multiple same posts daily .
You and many others are just not interested so why should forum members help you .
This is XDA Developers forum not a fix my phone that i carelessly broke service centre .
Get it a developers forum for developers run by developers if you don't want to learn the basics its pointless being a member as we don't do spoon-feeding .
Please read the rules before posting .
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Well its very very simple its you asking the question once and failing to bother reading the faqs and guides its thousand with multiple same posts daily .
You and many others are just not interested so why should forum members help you .
This is XDA Developers forum not a fix my phone that i carelessly broke service centre .
Get it a developers forum for developers run by developers if you don't want to learn the basics its pointless being a member as we don't do spoon-feeding .
Please read the rules before posting .
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When you take you're car to a garage and don't know what is wrong with it does the mechanic give you books to read on every aspect of the car before he fixes it. No he doesn't because he has the knowledge of how to fix it and if you read everything about the car you wouldn't need the garage get it.
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When you take you're car to a garage and don't know what is wrong with it does the mechanic give you books to read on every aspect of the car before he fixes it. No he doesn't because he has the knowledge of how to fix it and if you read everything about the car you wouldn't need the garage get it.
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Facts a garage charges you for the work the mechanic does the work .
This is a developers forum we do not fix your phone but we do have the basic faqs and guides free for you to read .
You are only to willing to whine and moan but to lazy to read the faqs and guides .
Suggest you try another forum as you totally do not understand what XDA is and think it exists to fix phones .
Goodbye .
my phone is rooted and my status says normal. not that i would want to take an ota because like kies I am sure it would unroot my phone. but if there were an ota wouldn't I be able to download and install it without having to use kies? I ALWAYS JUST ASSUMED THAT WAS AN OPTION. stock system+stock kernel+stock recovery. flash counter at 0. nothing custom or modified in system status or download mode.
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When you take you're car to a garage and don't know what is wrong with it does the mechanic give you books to read on every aspect of the car before he fixes it. No he doesn't because he has the knowledge of how to fix it and if you read everything about the car you wouldn't need the garage get it.
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Send me your phone and I will give you an estimate on the cost of fixing it. Estimate cost $30 average repair cost $100 :silly:
If you want to do it yourself then you better start understanding how to do it
Why would someone write again the same information that others have been pointing you, too. By all means google your question, chances are you will find it has been answered (on this forum).
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When you take you're car to a garage and don't know what is wrong with it does the mechanic give you books to read on every aspect of the car before he fixes it. No he doesn't because he has the knowledge of how to fix it and if you read everything about the car you wouldn't need the garage get it.
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The problem is your car is working as expected. This thread is similar to "Every time I move this column stick on the steering column down, a light starts flashing on the outside of my car". To which the mechanic would probably refer you to the user manual.
We're pretty much doing the same thing. Not knowing that you cannot accept OTA updates once rooted is basic root knowledge. I spent a long time putting a thread together that gives you ALL this basic knowledge that you already should have.
As already stated, this is a developers forum, not a help forum. There is an expectation that you read the basic guides and FAQ's before asking questions, in particular questions like this that are non-development related. XDA members take the time to put these guides and FAQ's together for people who do ask for help for non-development things. This forum is not here to spoon feed you the answers. It is here to help you learn the answers and that's what the guides and FAQ's are for. If you are not interested in learning, understanding or fixing things yourself, this is not the forum for you. Try android forums.
Otherwise, as per my first post in this thread, read "understanding the basics before rooting"
hollyoaks777 said:
When you take you're car to a garage and don't know what is wrong with it does the mechanic give you books to read on every aspect of the car before he fixes it. No he doesn't because he has the knowledge of how to fix it and if you read everything about the car you wouldn't need the garage get it.
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Sure. Please let me know how much you paid for the forum repair service. I'll be sure to refund every cent.
rootSU said:
General > sticky roll-up thread
Read "understanding the basics before rooting"
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This^^,
On that note, thread closed.
Related
When I first got it, I thought that "maybe" I wouldn't even root it, but very quickly I felt the lag. Knowing that you can do a lot of stuff with root apps like Auto Memory Manager, Titanium, Set CPU, Cache Mate, Autostarts and the good old Terminal Emulator, just to name a few, and finding out how easy it was to do so, that was an easy decision. I just read some guy's take on ROMs, and the old saying "it ain't broke" seems to fit, at least for now. I've read a whole lot of stuff, most of it confusing for a mid-knowledge guy like myself. I think I'm waiting for something similar to what the main guys like Ben, Cyan and others have put out for Eclair, that were fairly simple downloads & flashes. I checked the MoDaCo site and got totally lost, looking at all the preliminary gyrations, twists & turns and possibilities for screwing it all up. Is there anything out there yet that is "simple" in the context I mean it? I know it's early, and the phone has some inherent challenges, but ultimately it seems the floodgates will open? Anyone with similar thoughts or disagreements? Thanks...
I'm also rooted but patiently waiting for a port of cyanogen's rom. But I haven't heard any news about it yet. =(
without a recovery all noobs are lost...
with adb/ or fastboot you could push what you want to your phone... build your ROM inside the device.... but until we have a custom recovery no flashing ROMs
OP dont worry... some high-knowledged 16 year old will make a simple click method for your mid-knowledged brain... Then you can start asking different questions in the Gen section...
like... "how do I get apps2sd on my vibrant?"--- we dont need it... we got a 2gb partition on the internal memory
the lag issues are mostly due to the way the phone stores your program data. you don't need a kernel or really even any of those other apps at all. check out this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=727279
method 1 worked like a charm AND is reversible AND works with just stock rom (so long as you are rooted)
echoing comments about, a bootloader is the key to making user-friendly mods...
We seriously need a moderator in the dev section, its getting out of control with all of these dumb questions that belong in the general area. Read the forum rules for posting in the correct area people, you're cluttering the wrong section!
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We seriously need a moderator in the dev section, its getting out of control with all of these dumb questions that belong in the general area. Read the forum rules for posting in the correct area people, you're cluttering the wrong section!
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The rules also say to be respectful. You can tell someone they posted in the wrong place without being rude about it.
Besides, Development requires research, research requires experimentation, and experimentation often comes from or causes questions.
It's all semantics, but calling someone's question dumb is getting close to "2.3 Flaming: XDA was founded as a group of people sharing information about certain mobile phones. Sharing does not involve virtual yelling (flaming) it does involve working together to solve problems in an environment of mutual respect and understanding. Losing your temper and flaming another member, or group of members, is not acceptable behavior."
On topic: There is not official blanket MOD for the US version that anyone seems to be talking about, MoDaCo is for the international version only, I tried to get to work but it caused me too much headache to be doing late at night and I worked to get it back to a stockish feeling.
If you don't want to fiddle with it yourself, I suggest waiting, there are plenty of posts here even of people working on mods and/or the stepping stones.
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without a recovery all noobs are lost...
with adb/ or fastboot you could push what you want to your phone... build your ROM inside the device.... but until we have a custom recovery no flashing ROMs
OP dont worry... some high-knowledged 16 year old will make a simple click method for your mid-knowledged brain... Then you can start asking different questions in the Gen section...
like... "how do I get apps2sd on my vibrant?"--- we dont need it... we got a 2gb partition on the internal memory
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Thanks for the response. Sorry for posting in the wrong place.
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We seriously need a moderator in the dev section, its getting out of control with all of these dumb questions that belong in the general area. Read the forum rules for posting in the correct area people, you're cluttering the wrong section!
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Sorry, I thought even among the elite it might stimulate meaningful conversation. Lesson learned, I'll stay with my own kind...
I am a newbie, unlike many of you experts. I read all through out the forums and honestly 75% of this is foreign language. Please, for the people that are unfamiliar with the android system, fill us in.
most recent forum: 747598
***please note that it does not say whether EVO is supported or not.***
I bought my EVO early July and was anxiously awaiting the OTA update August 3rd. I downloaded it and now I am working with Froyo. I keep reading posts saying that it is both impossible and possible to root Froyo....but I have no idea how to even start. I searched the web and found some very easy YouTube videos on how to do this pre-Froyo.
I want to either start all over from complete scratch and format the EVO or would like to root this phone. It has been more than a week and I know a root exists for this, it is just a matter of where to look.
How do you know all the language with these phones and what it means....I want this phone to be the best it can be, but I am feeling like I am in the prehistoric age.
I am not 100% stupid, I do know to take apart my computer and format the entire hard drive. I do know how to change my fuel filter on my car. I do know how to cure a hangover.... Rooting my phone should not be this hard, especially since it is legal now.... Please help!
There is a way to root Froyo just no one has found the exploit yet or they haven't shared it with us
thank you. hopefully sooner than later....also, do you know how to get "verified" to put links in posts/forums? I keep getting " Hi Noonski....
How do I get my account verified so that I can put actual website links in my posts/forums? I keep getting this message.
1. To prevent spam to the forums, new users are not permitted to post outside links in their messages. All new user accounts will be verified by moderators before this restriction is removed.
2. To prevent spam to the forums, new users must wait five minutes between posts. All new user accounts will be verified by moderators before this restriction is removed."
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thank you. hopefully sooner than later....also, do you know how to get "verified" to put links in posts/forums? I keep getting " Hi Noonski....
How do I get my account verified so that I can put actual website links in my posts/forums? I keep getting this message.
1. To prevent spam to the forums, new users are not permitted to post outside links in their messages. All new user accounts will be verified by moderators before this restriction is removed.
2. To prevent spam to the forums, new users must wait five minutes between posts. All new user accounts will be verified by moderators before this restriction is removed."
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You will be able to post links and such after you get enough posts. I'm not sure of the exact number.
No way yet...
You might want to keep track of the sticky in the QA section:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=747495
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I am a newbie, unlike many of you experts. I read all through out the forums and honestly 75% of this is foreign language. Please, for the people that are unfamiliar with the android system, fill us in.
most recent forum: 747598
***please note that it does not say whether EVO is supported or not.***
I bought my EVO early July and was anxiously awaiting the OTA update August 3rd. I downloaded it and now I am working with Froyo. I keep reading posts saying that it is both impossible and possible to root Froyo....but I have no idea how to even start. I searched the web and found some very easy YouTube videos on how to do this pre-Froyo.
I want to either start all over from complete scratch and format the EVO or would like to root this phone. It has been more than a week and I know a root exists for this, it is just a matter of where to look.
How do you know all the language with these phones and what it means....I want this phone to be the best it can be, but I am feeling like I am in the prehistoric age.
I am not 100% stupid, I do know to take apart my computer and format the entire hard drive. I do know how to change my fuel filter on my car. I do know how to cure a hangover.... Rooting my phone should not be this hard, especially since it is legal now.... Please help!
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OK - Some basic tips;
First thing you should know is that all questions should be asked in the Q&A Section.
Second - read the stickies. The first sticky in the Q&A section is a thread with the title "There is NO KNOWN WAY to Root 2.2 Yet", so there you go.
Third - read the stickies. There's one for the EVO wiki, and another in the dev section for useful threads. Both of these should point a beginner in the right direction.
Fourth - read the stickies. There's one in this very section on "how to use these forums" which explains how to search.
Fifth - learn how to search, and use it often. Use it before asking a question.
I mean no disrespect with any of the above, but using the 5 tips I laid out above, anyone should be able to learn the language (so to speak) and be able to ask relevant and informed questions in the Q&A section, to the extent that they will understand the answers provided.
And I have no idea how to change the fuel filter in my car.
just check the compass mode in Google map.
and dl the compass tool in market still same.
is it the driver problem?
can i solve it?
hkkitlee said:
just check the compass mode in Google map.
and dl the compass tool in market still same.
is it the driver problem?
can i solve it?
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yes it is.
your first post here, amazingly its in the wrong section..also if you look closer the forums have a search feature, the term "compass" has 40 threads on it.
Most questions will belong in the ....drum roll...
HD2 Android General Discussion
For questions and discussion specific to Android development for the HTC HD2
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your first post here, amazingly its in the wrong section..also if you look closer the forums have a search feature, the term "compass" has 40 threads on it.
Most questions will belong in the ....drum roll...
HD2 Android General Discussion
For questions and discussion specific to Android development for the HTC HD2
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A little less sarcasm while greeting our newcomers would be helpful to building and continuing our model of an open community. Let me try a different route.
Welcome to the xda community! Yes the compass driver is off by 90 degrees and is something our awesome devs are working on but it hasn't been high on the priority list I imagine. I find the navigation to work adequately until you stop at a light and then it freaks out because it doesn't know which way your facing. That and relying on skymaps and trying to find your way through the woods is where the compass will not be helpful at the moment.
General questions should be placed in the Android General forum and the search tools are unique and will take a second to get used to but will be helpful to find answers. Note that there are searches on the forum to find threads and then when you open a thread, you may have to search again to find posts within. Ductor also provided links to what you can find stickied at the top of each forum. That should help get you going in the right direction... just don't use the compass to get there. *ba dun crash*
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A little less sarcasm while greeting our newcomers would be helpful to building and continuing our model of an open community. Let me try a different route.
Welcome to the xda community! Yes the compass driver is off by 90 degrees and is something our awesome devs are working on but it hasn't been high on the priority list I imagine. I find the navigation to work adequately until you stop at a light and then it freaks out because it doesn't know which way your facing. That and relying on skymaps and trying to find your way through the woods is where the compass will not be helpful at the moment.
General questions should be placed in the Android General forum and the search tools are unique and will take a second to get used to but will be helpful to find answers. Note that there are searches on the forum to find threads and then when you open a thread, you may have to search again to find posts within. Ductor also provided links to what you can find stickied at the top of each forum. That should help get you going in the right direction... just don't use the compass to get there. *ba dun crash*
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While you are correct in the assumption of sarcasm, new members are great to the community and you never know who will be the next big dev so to speak..I think that we all know that every forum has its rules and its important to read them, the stickies and get familiar with how things are ran. With that said the OP did not do any of the above.
I have been a member here for a pretty good while, but have a fairly low post count as most info you may be looking for can be found without posting, hence less clutter and a much nicer forum.
It's cool and I understand what your saying. I hope you didn't take offense to what I said. I think some people get irritated with many who haven't stopped and read rules but we have to stop and think that not everyone understands the direction of how a forum operates. Yes... I know... it's 2010, they should know by now... but I was just saying to take a breath and point them in the right direction. If post #2 or #3 follows a trend, then course of action of pointing out their mistakes and rubbing their nose in their mess would be warranted... Post #1 is like a kid who hasn't spoken up in class all year and finally speaks but out of turn. Thank the kid for participating but let him know to raise his hand first.
I don't know, I just think the art of conversation gets lost when we become too jaded with social networks but who am I to try and change things now.
Thank you for all your reply first.
Since my Eng is not very good, and i expect HD2 is not general Android device, so i just post to here. i am very sorry.
as a member in XDA, i hope i can see the Android NAND version w/full fuction ASAP.
i like the HD2 hardware but not buy the WM.....
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It's cool and I understand what your saying. I hope you didn't take offense to what I said. I think some people get irritated with many who haven't stopped and read rules but we have to stop and think that not everyone understands the direction of how a forum operates. Yes... I know... it's 2010, they should know by now... but I was just saying to take a breath and point them in the right direction. If post #2 or #3 follows a trend, then course of action of pointing out their mistakes and rubbing their nose in their mess would be warranted... Post #1 is like a kid who hasn't spoken up in class all year and finally speaks but out of turn. Thank the kid for participating but let him know to raise his hand first.
I don't know, I just think the art of conversation gets lost when we become too jaded with social networks but who am I to try and change things now.
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Nah, no offense taken bud, I know what your saying as well and..yeah, your piont about the kid in class is a good one so fair enough.
I am a newbie to Android operating system. As many other newbies, I got a lot troubles and puzzles when using my android phone, recreating themes or modifying ROM, etc... Then I have to post a new thread on forum and waiting for an advice. Sometimes it takes a lot of time just for a easy bug fix.
Therefore, I wonder if some experienced android users can leave their gmail address so that newbies like me can add as buddies in g-talk in order to asking for advices in some cases.
Thanks.
Best advice I can give you is to start here reading the Noob bible, read read read, then once you are more familiar with the phone, I would join one of the developers personal website forums. The people in there can and will give you advice, you can look into EDT forum, TW etc. All these groups have a varying level of skilled people in each of their respective website forums. But, before launching over to one, you need to have some education, and understanding so you can ask useful questions.
Good luck............. android is a great platform
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Best advice I can give you is to start here reading the Noob bible, read read read
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99% of the time, all the "easy bug fixes" that you're referring to have already been addressed and resolved. I have been at this a while and have yet to start a new thread because my questions have either already been asked/answered, or I just figure it out myself. Don't get me wrong, I have no problem with people asking legit questions, but members starting new threads about common questions is a little irritating and shows a lack of effort in my opinion.
My bad - accidental repost.
Yeap I see, thanks a lot. ^^
if you need help feel free to pm me, no offense but i dont like leaving my email address around especially with everything i use it for. I generally check my XDA pms atleast once a day, keep in mind that i don't have time to walk you through everything step by step which is where the noob guide comes in. However i will always be willing to point you towards resources that will either instruct you on what to do unless its an incredibly difficult topic in which case ill do my best to asist.
Cheers
make a thread, pm me, ask for my number w/e I'll help you out..
I'm one of the most active users in the vibrant section
does the custom rom track user data? do any custom roms track the user data ie pictures or internet browsing? also how do you get the horizontal lock screen like the one that is on the iphone?
I'm trying to help you not get flammed..go to the development section, look at the ROM you are wondering about and ask in the appropriate areas. Your question is to vague so no real answer will be given. Seeing at this is your first post, you will hear "use search" alot so get used to it but really, use the search function and search for your answers. Learn more about ROMS in general and take time to study and then ask..
Good luck
Yea lol. Unfortunately, it is best not to ask any questions on this site at all. Someone will flame you regardless.
I don't know the answers to your questions, but, you might be able to try widgetlocker for the lockscreen.
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Yea lol. Unfortunately, it is best not to ask any questions on this site at all. Someone will flame you regardless.
I don't know the answers to your questions, but, you might be able to try widgetlocker for the lockscreen.
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You can ask questions, as long as you put then in the appropriate area. This obviously has to do with a specific rom, and should have been asked in that roms thread.
And the question about the lock screen has been answered a hundred times. There is no need to make a new thread when he could have just searched
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and the title of this thread looks more like a statement, instead of a question. just saying.
Instead of using four posts to flame the guy, wouldn't it have been "cleaner" to just answer his simple questions and be done with it? This is the GENERAL forum after all. Those are very GENERAL questions.
1. To my knowledge, roms are NOT tracked. there are applications you can get that'll show you all incoming/outgoing data and see where it's going. This should tell you. The alternative, just like they said, is to ask the developers directly. From what I've seen, they take pride in their reputation and wouldn't jack with a rom just to track pictures of your family
2. Get WidgetLocker. It's $1.99 in the Market (if i remember correctly) It has a built-in setting for the iphone unlocker. If you need assistance with it, PM me. I'll do what i can!
cheers.
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I'm trying to help you not get flammed..go to the development section, look at the ROM you are wondering about and ask in the appropriate areas. Your question is to vague so no real answer will be given. Seeing at this is your first post, you will hear "use search" alot so get used to it but really, use the search function and search for your answers. Learn more about ROMS in general and take time to study and then ask..
Good luck
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Last i knew, forum rules didn't allow users with less than 10 posts to post in the development section. Therefore he wouldn't have been able to post anywhere but here or the q and a section. He was fine with where he decided to post.
And i doubt miui tracks your data.
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I do know that some chinese apps like GO SMS and Miren Browser seem to have some sort of tracking. I've used a packet sniffer and have noticed a lot of calls from/to IP addresses originating from China.
In GO SMS's case, it happens every time an SMS is received, which is quite alarming since SMS does not use data at all.
I haven't had the time to look into this , so there's no need to freak out just yet. I'll see if I can do more testing later this week. Remember, nothing conclusive yet...Just slightly alarming
ionno bout miui but i'd be more worried about carrier iq....
I doubt it you could always run a firewall and see what is trying to come in and out. Also there are apps on the market that can cause spam and track data you kinda take a gamble. Things that want root priv's and so on like a game etc.
There alot of hackers and so on from china and russia that's been going on for years tho. H
Also the guy didn't post it in the Q&A section so ya it's in the wrong forum. Too many people flame the newbie's for things If someone intentionally posted a question in the dev section or wrong fourm then they need to be flagged if it's way off topic. Gotta give the new guy some slack he is a noob lol.